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Accidents - General purpose household cleaners - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
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Date: 10/16/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT STATES WAS CLEANING WITH ALL PURPOSE CLEANER AND IT BURNT HER HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO CHEMICALS - 61 YOF STATES DEVELOPED RASH ON H ANDS AND ALSO FEET LAST FRIDAY AFTER USING A FLOOR STRIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners
HANDS CONTACT DERMATITIS-AFTER SHE USED *** TO CLEAN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Lighters
PUT *** ON LIGHTER AND BURNED HANDS WHEN IT EXPLODED-2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT WITH RASH ON HANDS AND SWELLING AFTER CLEANING BATHTUB WITH *** CLEANER; POSSIBLE CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: General purpose household cleaners, Clothing accessories
PT BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AND FEET USING ZEP CLEANER PT HAD GLOVES AND SAN DALS ON DX: CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: General purpose household cleaners
PT COMPLAINT OF ALLERGIC REACTION TO CLEANER USED COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, L EFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN, HANDS SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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